Aeschylus' emblematic tragedy Persae returns in a new production by director Christos Theodoridis, featuring Maria Napliotou, Dimitris Kataleifos, Anastasis Roilos and Stavros Svigkos alongside an 18-member chorus. The play stands as the oldest surviving complete work of ancient Greek drama and the first theatrical recording of historical events. Aeschylus himself witnessed the Battle of Salamis, crafting his "scenic reportage" of war merely eight years after the catastrophe. Theodoridis approaches the text as a profound anti-war cry, engaging with politically charged contemporary questions. The production centers human confrontation with absolute loss and collective trauma. Twenty-two performers form a chorus-protagonist on a nearly bare stage, employing speech, movement and music to embody a society's response to destruction.